In honoring the native
Dominican, Mayor Bloomberg also took a subtle swipe at Trump whose
controversial ban on immigrants from seven majority-Muslim countries has been
put on hold by a federal appeals court.

“I hope that these stamps do
inspire other people to learn from him, look at the life he led, and use that
as a model,” Bloomberg told a crowd that included Vogue editor Anna Wintour and
the event’s emcee CNN host Anderson Cooper.

“And I also hope they remind
people the extraordinary contributions immigrants make to our city and to our
country every single day.”